The Shemwell Family

Cyrus Frost DaughertyAge: 19 years18481868

Name
Cyrus Frost Daugherty
Given names
Cyrus Frost
Surname
Daugherty
Also known as
Cypris Forst Daugherty
Birth October 14, 1848 41 30
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a brotherJames Monroe Daugherty
July 3, 1850 (Age 20 months)
Census November 23, 1850 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Priscilla “Sallie” Bunch
about 1855 (Age 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherOsborn McGehee
June 1857 (Age 8 years)
Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca.
Death of a maternal grandmotherRebecca Shemwell
June 1857 (Age 8 years)
Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca.
Birth of a brotherGeorge Washington Daugherty Jr.
April 30, 1858 (Age 9 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a fatherGeorge Washington Daugherty
May 24, 1861 (Age 12 years)
Note: Find A Grave Memorial# 113394551
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 18 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 18 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death January 20, 1868 (Age 19 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Daughtery Gist Cemetery
Note: "Aged 20 years 3 months 6 days"
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1839Arkansas, United States
3 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
18 months
elder sister
Ellen Jane Daugherty
Birth: March 28, 1846 39 28Arkansas, United States
Death: June 15, 1916Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
3 years
himself
Cyrus Frost Daugherty
Birth: October 14, 1848 41 30Missouri, United States
Death: January 20, 1868Parker, Texas, United States
21 months
younger brother
8 years
younger brother

Cyrus Frost Daugherty has 63 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (52)

Parents John Hood Sr + Anna McGehee
1Osburn P Hood18181895
3John Hood Jr1825
4Ransom Hood18281867
Parents William H Johnson + Anna McGehee
Parents John McGehee +
1Robert McGehee18221870
2Epps McGehee18281853
Parents John McGehee + Milly
1Emaline McGehee18371899
4Tennessee McGehee18431918
6Thomas McGehee18481864
Parents Moses Knighton + Martha “Patsey” McGehee
2Plato Knighton18421863
Parents Joseph C Allen + Martha “Patsey” McGehee
1Sarah Ann Allen18261894
Parents John Robert Pruitt + Nancy McGehee
2David Pruitt1844
4Nancy J Pruitt18501929
Parents Joshua Epps + Sarah “Sally” McGehee
1Lucinda Epps18311900
2Joshua Daniel Epps18321920
3William Epps18341889
4John A Epps18351913
5Mary Epps18371863
6Thomas A Epps18381909
7Carroll Estel Epps18391889
8Obadiah R Epps18391899
9Martha Epps18421884
Parents James Madison Daugherty + Eleanor “Nelly” McGehee
3Rebecca Daugherty18381852
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Daughtery - Household

Texas, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
G W Daughteryhead43MWFarmerVA
Fanny Daughterywife32FWTN
Frances M Daughteryson10MWAR
Anna Daughterydaughter8FWAR
Ellen Daughterydaughter6FWAR
Cyrus Frost Daughteryson2MWMO

Burial
"Aged 20 years 3 months 6 days"